The Dickinson press., 1887-05-28

with astonishment, and both grew first pale,
then red. ST. Dinan recovered himself first.
"What means this!" he asked, looking Mt
the lawyer stcrnly.
II came to watch you," was the answer,
hut the lawyers lips werc very dry, and lie
found it hard to enuncate.
"You came hither by a secret doorn said
st. Dnan.
And how did YOU comew tho lawvcr
asked.
st. Dinan could say nothing, and the two
men looked at each other. The lawyer, who
Wa th" more accomplished villain, was tho
first to understand tho situation.
Il think" said he, 1--WE are both OH the same
mission. l.rt us work together"
"in what way!" asked st. Dinan. rapidly
losing his assumed dignity.
"ln making, all we can out of Mmc. Trc-
voux," was the reply.
Agreed" said st. Dinan; "herc is nv hand
upon it,
Anl tho ros,,"s shook hands upon their no.
farinus bargain.
"N In; lave you got!n asked the lawyer.
Let us l"' away from here" said ST. Dman;
"wc nnay lie discovered or overheard"
"Fo!!ow me, then" said Juson, and they
passed through the open panel, which jugs,
closed. They descended a stair in the wall
and S""n reached an underground passage, at
tue entrance to which stood II lamp Taking
tl" lamp .lns"n led the way, and i'll II few
minutes ,io, reached Il floor. On touching
spring III" 'o'r opened and they entered a
small clla".t'r Of solid ns,sonry.
SEQ. said Ju2on as the door closed; "you
coul'! not tell it frol on" of the huge blocks
which form TIL" ",.,i. This is the ice house.
and our way out is t!ir.,gh that door"
liepoint"'l to n thick wooden door, which
Ii" opened with a brass key, and they passed
into small coppicc
"Iou have 10 hat, said .Jugon.
That i, true, replied st. Dinan. "How far
am from the chateau:'
go up to tlic end of the coppicc, climb a
low wall, and You will he III the garden" said
Jug"n. "" one will think it strange for Won
to he i'll the garden hatlcss. Then got hat
and come and Join me-"
1t is not n..li!ul to recount all the conycr-
sation between these two rascals. Juron
recommended tho return of what st. Dinan
hail stolen, rs the loss might he discovered.
He disclosed to 81. Dinan how he llud become
thoroughly acquainted with the secrets of
the chateau when Il boy, as lie was the so. of
isrertainrl where Nine. Trcvoux kept her
valuable papers. etc. He had procured a
lup!irat" key TO the closet, and hal within
three months removed stocks of great value
and replaced ,lIem with papers of no value.
Now h" t!."i-h, ii WAS nearly time to clean
ont what was left, then they could quit
til" country before the theft was discovered.
Ever si!r"c the circumstance of the missing
s,,tl l,,.,. l,nn Il
been on th" rack She had searched her
closet AMI had discovered the fact that the
stocks had been ahstracted and wolthlcs.
papers substituted Some ono. she knew
who had her confidence was robbing her, and
her suspicious fell upon the doctor. If Sic
disclosed her mistrust in any way, how easy
for him to poison her, True, she had never
taken his medicine since that night, but then
there might h" lnnny ways known to a physi
clan Of introducing poison into the human
system "f which she was ignorant SO She in.
solved To disnrm all suspicion on the doctors
part by treating him with tho utmost ap.
parent confluence
Then She secretly dispatched letter to
crylon, t" Il NJ. Incontc, who had formerly
been clerk in her husbands employment.
II. !.nr"n." ol'oycd the urgent summons, and
in 'lu" t!!ts" secretly reached Rcims.
When l'"u;' informed of the circumstances
Oft r"h!~'.. he quietly waited OH til" chief
of lorr anal arranged with him to he ut tho
chateau at Il certain hour. When St Dinan
arrived, rs usual. Nine. Trevoux received hin,
srncously. Then entered 11cconte and the
chief. Th" ll!,incsS WAS brief
NJ. ST Oman, said L"conte, 81 am Nine.
IreEoux's friend, This is the chief of police
,!mc. Trcvoux has been robbed of valuable
property. aud WE have reason to suspect YOU.
What lave you to say
81. Dnan lad nothing to say. lie pleaded
that he was Nine. Ircvoux's nephew, and
confessed his association with Jnson in the
crime. Ju:"n was speedily captured and
most of ii" stocks wcre recovered. Nine,
F"lvoux 5 nephew toll the story i'll court as
it is told here, and Ii" and Jugon wero sent to
prison for ~ Years each